Food Stamps in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Shawnee County and Topeka
Topeka
Shawnee County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,740.000000$52,088.000000$43,740.000000$43.7k52,72452.7k$15,201.000000$16,063.000000$15,201.000000$15.2k7,154$49,915.000000$57,759.000000$49,915.000000$49.9k45,57045.6k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Shawnee County and Topeka
Topeka
Shawnee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.344143%48.851224%47.344143%47.3%22.323%22.3%26.628460%26.214689%26.628460%26.6%42.447%42.4%13.838412%15.329567%13.838412%13.8%11.424%11.4%51.313950%51.763967%51.313950%51.3%23.759%23.8%21.987699%22.573760%21.987699%22.0%7.982%7.98%62.300811%61.067169%62.300811%62.3%50.459%50.5%

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Shawnee County and Topeka
Topeka
Shawnee County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.863507%27.730373%25.863507%25.9%77.677%77.7%5.668203%5.327518%5.668203%5.7%57.553%57.6%16.844415%19.308485%16.844415%16.8%88.576%88.6%25.850340%24.851705%25.850340%25.9%76.241%76.2%39.791530%40.794607%39.791530%39.8%92.018%92.0%9.602809%7.516257%9.602809%9.6%49.541%49.5%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Shawnee County and Topeka
Topeka
Shawnee County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian128.384436%27.773996%28.384436%28.4%1,583209.189406%209%23.822715%24.916388%23.822715%23.8%344175.570144%176%23.223881%20.768820%23.223881%23.2%389171.156819%171%18.415351%18.837517%18.415351%18.4%595135.718616%136%13.568773%11.215940%13.568773%13.6%7,154100.000000%100%10.573928%8.401384%10.573928%10.6%4,24377.928399%78%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Topeka

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Topeka

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Topeka

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Topeka (24 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Topeka, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected neighborhoods in Topeka, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%Count#Chesney Park NeighborhoodChesney ParkCentral Park NeighborhoodCentral ParkHistoric Holiday Park NeighborhoodHist Holiday PkTennessee Town NeighborhoodTennessee TownMonroe NeighborhoodMonroeDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWard Meade NeighborhoodWard MeadeEast End NeighborhoodEast EndOldtown NeighborhoodOldtownHighland Crest NeighborhoodHighland CrstCentral Highland Park NeighborhoodCntrl Highland PkOakland NeighborhoodOaklandQuinton Heights NeighborhoodQuinton HtsJefferson Square NeighborhoodJefferson SqTopekaTopekaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestElmhurst NeighborhoodElmhurstNorton NeighborhoodNortonRandolph NeighborhoodRandolphShawnee CountyShawneeWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaPotwin NeighborhoodPotwinGreater Aubrundale NeighborhoodGreater AubrundaleKenwood NeighborhoodKenwoodLikins Foster NeighborhoodLikins FosterCollege Hill NeighborhoodCollege HillMcAlister Parkway NeighborhoodMcAlister PkwyKansasEllenwand NeighborhoodEllenwandWestboro NeighborhoodWestboro39.235526%39.235526%39.2%238239138.846607%38.846607%38.8%434435235.765007%35.765007%35.8%169170334.290867%34.290867%34.3%103104433.704293%33.704293%33.7%158159533.704293%33.704293%33.7%151632.427254%32.427254%32.4%323324730.212766%30.212766%30.2%7879829.486615%29.486615%29.5%306925.149678%25.149678%25.1%4941022.990783%22.990783%23.0%4871116.011484%16.011484%16.0%3603611215.369650%15.369650%15.4%52531315.369650%15.369650%15.4%51521413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.499215%12.499215%12.5%38391512.376977%12.376977%12.4%39401611.425926%11.425926%11.4%48491711.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.008340%10.008340%10.0%671810.008340%10.008340%10.0%731910.008340%10.008340%10.0%36209.875905%9.875905%9.9%5253219.740715%9.740715%9.7%5152229.290030%9.290030%9.3%3031239.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.679374%8.679374%8.7%12246.499261%6.499261%6.5%3425

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Topeka Area

There are 71 county subdivisions in the Topeka Area. This section compares Topeka to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Topeka Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 431.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other county subdivisions in the Topeka Area, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%Count#Agency TownshipAgencyWilliamsport TownshipWilliamsportUnion TownshipUnionMelvern TownshipMelvernTopeka TownshipTopekaTopekaTopekaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHoltonOsage CityScranton TownshipScrantonOskaloosa TownshipOskaloosaRidgeway TownshipRidgewayShawnee CountyShawneeOzawkie TownshipOzawkieWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaLincoln TownshipLincolnValley Brook TownshipVly BrkWilmington TownshipWilmingtonRock Creek TownshipRock CrkBurlingame TownshipBurlingameKansasDelaware TownshipDelawareJefferson TownshipJeffersonCedar TownshipCedarJunction TownshipJctGarfield TownshipGarfieldElk TownshipNewbury TownshipNewburyKaw TownshipSilver Lake TownshipSilver LkSarcoxie TownshipSarcoxieSoldier TownshipSoldierPlumb TownshipPlumbAlma TownshipFairview TownshipFairviewMenoken TownshipMenokenFairfax TownshipFairfaxRossville TownshipRossvilleTecumseh TownshipTecumsehNorton TownshipNortonMission Creek TownshipMission CrkAuburn TownshipAuburnKentucky TownshipKentuckyDouglas TownshipDouglasLiberty TownshipLibertyJefferson TownshipJeffersonMission TownshipMissionDover TownshipDoverMaple Hill TownshipMaple HlFranklin TownshipFranklinMonmouth TownshipMonmouthRural TownshipRuralGrove TownshipGrvWabaunsee TownshipWabaunsee28.947368%28.947368%28.9%55120.684524%20.684524%20.7%278217.018284%17.018284%17.0%121316.216216%16.216216%16.2%54415.668203%15.668203%15.7%34513.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,154613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.508687%12.508687%12.5%180712.277731%12.277731%12.3%145811.811024%11.811024%11.8%60911.521739%11.521739%11.5%1061011.509229%11.509229%11.5%1061111.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.635155%10.635155%10.6%721210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.061602%10.061602%10.1%49139.844560%9.844560%9.8%57149.318996%9.318996%9.3%26159.306409%9.306409%9.3%106169.171598%9.171598%9.2%62179.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.344549%8.344549%8.3%62187.746479%7.746479%7.7%44197.570423%7.570423%7.6%43206.729264%6.729264%6.7%43216.593407%6.593407%6.6%18226.586826%6.586826%6.6%44236.549118%6.549118%6.5%26245.447471%5.447471%5.4%28255.229592%5.229592%5.2%41264.906542%4.906542%4.9%21274.608295%4.608295%4.6%250284.587156%4.587156%4.6%10294.480652%4.480652%4.5%22304.477612%4.477612%4.5%30314.116638%4.116638%4.1%24324.102564%4.102564%4.1%8333.755869%3.755869%3.8%24343.087349%3.087349%3.1%82353.061224%3.061224%3.1%9363.015075%3.015075%3.0%6372.777778%2.777778%2.8%36382.228826%2.228826%2.2%15392.130178%2.130178%2.1%18402.083333%2.083333%2.1%4410.934579%0.934579%0.9%2420.916346%0.916346%0.9%31430.811688%0.811688%0.8%5440.689655%0.689655%0.7%3450.621118%0.621118%0.6%2460.513259%0.513259%0.5%6470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kansas

There are 1,531 county subdivisions in Kansas. This section compares Topeka to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Kansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,732.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other county subdivisions in Kansas, and entities that contain Topeka
0%5%10%15%Count#IndependenceArkansas CityCoffeyvilleAtchisonKansas CityFort ScottChanuteWellingtonEl DoradoHutchinsonParsonsGreat BendPittsburgOttawaWinfieldTopekaTopekaEmporiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugustaWichitaMidwestGarden CityRiverside TownshipRiversideSalinaDodge CityJunction CityLeavenworthLiberalShawnee CountyShawneeNewtonWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaKansasKechi TownshipKechiHaysMcPhersonSalem TownshipSalemLansingLawrenceMerriamMadison TownshipMadisonShawneeOlatheManhattanGardnerMissionSoldier TownshipSoldierOverland ParkRockford TownshipRockfordTecumseh TownshipTecumsehBruno TownshipBrunoLenexaPrairie VillagePrairie VlgMission TownshipMissionLeawoodFairmount TownshipFairmount19.524439%19.524439%19.5%739119.509572%19.509572%19.5%907219.074262%19.074262%19.1%750318.773946%18.773946%18.8%686418.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912517.635844%17.635844%17.6%555617.339149%17.339149%17.3%636717.087621%17.087621%17.1%548816.228551%16.228551%16.2%889915.763308%15.763308%15.8%2,6001015.139733%15.139733%15.1%6231114.492528%14.492528%14.5%9311214.196891%14.196891%14.2%1,0961313.986296%13.986296%14.0%6941413.632346%13.632346%13.6%6171513.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1541613.513789%13.513789%13.5%1,3281713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.021563%13.021563%13.0%4651812.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k1912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.830271%12.830271%12.8%1,1802012.573214%12.573214%12.6%6442112.209692%12.209692%12.2%2,3712212.130111%12.130111%12.1%1,0742311.593235%11.593235%11.6%1,0422411.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4232511.410913%11.410913%11.4%7572611.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.844616%10.844616%10.8%8412710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,6899.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.338314%8.338314%8.3%279287.856643%7.856643%7.9%673297.619388%7.619388%7.6%426307.530696%7.530696%7.5%276317.066052%7.066052%7.1%230326.887805%6.887805%6.9%2,444336.379678%6.379678%6.4%329346.288416%6.288416%6.3%133355.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326365.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359375.024374%5.024374%5.0%1,041384.747605%4.747605%4.7%332394.615385%4.615385%4.6%225404.608295%4.608295%4.6%250413.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699423.211580%3.211580%3.2%284433.087349%3.087349%3.1%82442.954325%2.954325%3.0%152452.945668%2.945668%2.9%598461.490529%1.490529%1.5%144470.916346%0.916346%0.9%31480.912689%0.912689%0.9%113490.441176%0.441176%0.4%1550

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Topeka to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthShawnee CountyShawneeWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaFargoLincolnMadisonKansasWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2613.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483411.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Topeka to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanTopekaTopekaSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleShawnee CountyShawneeLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…KansasOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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